alliantgroup is proud to announce the promotion of Francesca Montenegro, who will now serve as Associate Director of the firm’s Tax Controversy Services division. In this role, Montenegro will lead a team of attorneys responsible for defending clients from audits from the IRS and state taxation agencies.“I am so honored to be part of such a fantastic organization,” said Montenegro. “I have seen first-hand how the work of our TCS team has helped companies facing an unfair or difficult situation stay in business.”

Montenegro holds a JD from the University of Arizona and a bachelor’s degree from Loyola Marymount University. She first joined alliantgroup’s TCS department in February 2015 as a senior associate. Since then, she has helped to defend and navigate a wide-range of U.S. businesses through the audit process. Throughout her time at alliantgroup, Montenegro has helped sustain eight figure audit results while giving clients a better understanding of IRS processes and guidelines.

“Francesca embodies so many of the core values that make alliantgroup the best company in the world,” said alliantgroup CEO Dhaval Jadav. “She continuously invests in not only the people around her, but in every client that walks through our doors. Francesca creates raving fans through her unceasing professionalism with clients in audit and her commitment to our employees.”

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alliantgroup’s mission is one of education and awareness—we exist to help industry organizations, businesses and the accounting firms that advise them take full advantage of all federal and state tax credits, incentives and deductions available. These powerful incentive programs are legislated by the government to help businesses grow and remain competitive locally as well as abroad. We are proud to have helped over 16,000 businesses claim more than $8 billion in tax incentives. alliantgroup’s international headquarters is in Houston, Texas, with offices across the country and internationally including New York, Boston, Chicago, Orange County, Sacramento, Indianapolis, Washington, D.C and London and Bristol in the U.K.